－ Jack , how did it ________ that you made so many mistakes in your homework?

－ I myself haven’t figured them out yet．

A．occur to

B．come about

C．bring about

D．get down

－ You ought to have recited the text yesterday．

－ ________．But I forgot all when asked to recite in front of so many students．

A．So I ought to

B．So I did

C．So did I

D．So ought I

________ no need ________ the radio since I’ve got used to working with on．

A．It’s; to turn down

B．It’s; turning up

C．There’s; turning of

D．There’s; to turn off

I thought he was a warm－hearted and trustworthy person ________ I met him．

A．first time

B．for the first time

C．the first time

D．by the first time

There are ________ approaches to English teaching．But not all of them are equally efficient for our Chinese students．

A．variety

B．accurate

C．origin

D．diverse

－ Have you got used to your school life here?

－ Yes, but I don’t like ________ when we have to do exercises on cold winter mornings．

A．that

B．it

C．those

D．this

I was close to being killed the other day．A car passed me at ________ I thought was a dangerous speed．

A．as

B．which

C．what

D．that

－ Everyone was at the party except you．What happened?

－ I ________ after Mike, my pet dog, at home．He was ill．

A．have looked

B．was looking

C．would look

D．had looked

I wonder why Jack always gets good marks when he does only ________ the others．

A．half as much as

B．as much as half

C．half as many as

D．as many as half

________ out of work for a few months, Mum took up the job of waiting on patients in hospital．

A．Being

B．To be

C．Having been

D．Having